he doesn't do the whole puzzle, he has a program that spits out the clues for us... :-)
he always comes on when it's ready

12:11 am

stidmama

how can you tell? she looks really dark right now...

12:12 am

stidmama

or do horses do like humans and have one coat when they're born and then change as they get older?

12:12 am

bbnaz

the hair on her eyelids are already flecked with grey. most likely the rest of her will too as grey is the dominant gene. she will lighten as she sheds her coat each year
well i am going to head to bed and take a whack at this in the morning.

12:13 am

stidmama

cool -- learn wonderful new things every time we talk! see you tomorrow.

12:13 am

stidmama

and I am off, too. Good Night all, happy Babbling!

12:13 am

hootowl

night mama

12:15 am

The Student

DO SOME WORK, KATE HILLMAN!

12:18 am

Kickstart70

Doesn't like 'leos', as in multiples of the zodiac sign.

12:19 am

knutmeg

G'night Stidmama

12:20 am

cybernan

Good Evening -- a Dow Reid carving from a narwhale tusk - "The Rookery" -- same sculptor that produce "Spirit of the Sails" that I had in an earlier icon.

12:22 am

plurple

dang, i haven't been here in so long. i don't recognize anyones name

12:22 am

cybernan

This looks like a toughie -- think I'll leave it for now -- have a busy day tomorrow! Good night all :)

12:22 am

Torgo

No yoink?! But Snake says it all the time!

12:23 am

Kickstart70

hrm...dictionary doesn't have oosik. Shame, that.

12:26 am

Kickstart70

No 'outie' either

12:26 am

plurple

oh well. i'm out. see you.

12:27 am

Kickstart70

ouner

12:27 am

Kickstart70

sorry

12:27 am

AmandaCarp

no 'enron' either.

12:27 am

Bash

I'm bothered that it won't accept "nihh!"

12:28 am

Kickstart70

And not 'hinky' either.

12:28 am

Bash

or "wank"

12:28 am

Avaneko

I know!

12:29 am

Kickstart70

Truly. What's a world without wank?

12:29 am

Avaneko

I just put that. :(

12:30 am

Avaneko

No "woot" either.

12:31 am

Svet

lune

12:31 am

Svet

lune

12:31 am

Baafour

who**--!

12:31 am

Avaneko

Yeah I got that.

12:31 am

mklein

No nooner, either.

12:32 am

Avaneko

There always one per game.

12:32 am

Baafour

noonre

12:32 am

Kickstart70

sl**!

12:32 am

Baafour

oops-wrong box...

12:32 am

Avaneko

Hah! Make that two.

12:34 am

Baafour

wh**, now

12:35 am

Baafour

uh, wo**

12:35 am

almostaghost

oh cool, found the 8,70

12:35 am

Avaneko

add a snake

12:36 am

Kickstart70

almostaghost, me too :)

12:36 am

almostaghost

:)

12:37 am

Baafour

this

12:38 am

Kickstart70

it'd be nice if I could click on the letters and have them add into the box

Sry, I meant the W6/36. No wonder I keep finding words I thought I already entered, if I can't keep my letters apart :)

2:58 am

sprite

Trish, now I want twoink!

2:59 am

trishtrash

I've tried 'shonky' several times ... perfectly acceptable word!

3:00 am

sprite

Ow, that is a nice one too indeed! (*starts education the enable dictionary again*)

3:00 am

sprite

*educate

3:00 am

9tanks

hello sprite... how are things and how's you hubby

3:04 am

sprite

We hang on to each other and try to make it through the motions. It's a bit hectic, with the funeral, the renovation of the kitchen and my starting to work again this week... we both felt yesterday like we don't know what to feel anymore. Exhaustion perhaps ;) Thanks for asking! :)

3:04 am

mattygroves

Heh - anyone know what a Shonky is, and from where the reference is?

3:04 am

FMitch

There's a high scoring wh6/51, but it's a bit early in the day for a shot of this one.

3:05 am

sprite

It is... nice one, FMitch!

3:05 am

trishtrash

Matty, I don't know the origins, but it means ...dubious, poorly made or thought out; also underhand (shonky car deal dealer)

3:06 am

Svet

Hi matty, i use shonky all the time, "something that's not put together right".Don't know where it comes from but i picked it up in Australia..

3:06 am

jo_jo

svet, isnt that usually described as shoddy?

3:06 am

Haz1558

Good morning all. Just getting started on the grid.

3:07 am

jo_jo

hiya haz

3:07 am

sprite

Shonky sounds better, though.

3:07 am

jo_jo

wonky

3:07 am

trishtrash

jo_jo, shonky is more of a slang term. Hi Haz :) And bye, I'm done ... have a good day everyone. Hang in there, Sprite & family

3:07 am

Nani

any hints for the ho5/24?

3:07 am

Svet

Yeah that's also used here, both are equally good for it i think.

3:07 am

mattygroves

If you read Terry Pratchett, you'll get a new view on Shonky. Heh.

3:07 am

jo_jo

grr that explains y it didnt show up in my word list

3:08 am

FMitch

Morning Haz, hows you?

3:08 am

Svet

I know i tried that after the w8nk word.

3:08 am

sprite

Rhymes with jo_jo's one, RISH.

3:08 am

dicktrickle

ho5/24 is American slang for a white person....or, what a goose might be....

3:09 am

mattygroves

Damn - wank isn't there. Can't imagine why...

3:09 am

9tanks

wow we two really x-rated words today....

3:09 am

Haz1558

I'm fine thanks. The grid looks interesting!

3:09 am

Nani

thank you, dt!

3:09 am

FMitch

good words but Im finding it a sticky one today.

3:09 am

amandacath

Mornin' all!

3:10 am

jo_jo

9tanks, i found them straight away lol

3:10 am

dicktrickle

np, rish....i'm still missing 2 7's....

3:10 am

FMitch

Morning amanda

3:10 am

Haz1558

Good morning amamdacath

3:11 am

9tanks

we have violence,drunk and x-rated words all of them today... interesting

3:11 am

9tanks

toes

3:11 am

9tanks

oopsss sorry... apologies

3:12 am

9tanks

still getting used to the new grid

3:12 am

sprite

We all are, 9tanks, don't feel bad. I still think there is a better solution.

3:12 am

kkiln

any hints for an4/9?

3:12 am

sprite

Egyptian healing staff

3:13 am

Haz1558

The Egytpians had hospitals?

3:13 am

sprite

Lol!

3:15 am

amandacath

I find it interesting how groups of related words often show up in the same grid - the s4 and w5 today, a while ago we had curds and whey on the same day - think it's a conspiracy?

3:16 am

sprite

Must be, amandacath! We used to have a fish in every grid, for months and months on end.
Did I ever mention I hate K-words?

3:16 am

kkiln

never knew that one....thanks Sprite

3:17 am

FMitch

Ahh but at least there are only 6 of them today sprite :)

3:17 am

rolin

ther are SIX k's?

3:17 am

sprite

That's 6 too many though :)

3:18 am

dicktrickle

one of them is delicious

3:18 am

amandacath

Yeah, I miss the "find-the-fish" game!

3:20 am

FMitch

... and I only have 3 of them. ExWren will be glad there are only 5 re's too.

3:20 am

sprite

I have 4, none of them even remotely delicious, and I would really wanna K4/12 the other 2.

3:20 am

jo_jo

i dont think that im going to do very well today

3:22 am

dicktrickle

awww...the k5/20 is a jewish delicacy....you should really try one someday...

3:22 am

Nani

le5/10? anyone?

3:23 am

Haz1558

Plural American chat show host (Jay)

3:23 am

amandacath

Sprite - the yummy k is yiddish, and Enable allows the german word for cinema (go figure)

3:23 am

sprite

Le5 is plural of Le4/4, anagram of the christmas N4.
I did not k4 that word, dick, I have it but never tasted it. Sounds nice indeed, for a K-word that is.

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

sprite

If one tries kniow, does that mean one is desperate?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:24 am

dicktrickle

what's not to like about fried potato pastries?

3:26 am

Nani

the other le5?

3:26 am

amandacath

Well, dick, you're awfully adamant about fried potato pastries!

And outie is a word - as in belly-buttons!

3:26 am

sprite

outie as opposed to innie?

3:26 am

amandacath

You got it Sprite!

3:26 am

sprite

I learn something new here every day!

3:27 am

Haz1558

I just wish current fashion didn't dictate that young women showed us which kind they have!

3:28 am

mattygroves

I hate words that begin in vowels. For some reason, I find those really difficult (even when I've heard of the word)

3:28 am

jo_jo

i dont get it haz

3:28 am

sprite

Oh, that doesn't bother me at all. I like the freedom of it.

3:28 am

jo_jo

oh, nevermind, i know now

3:30 am

sprite

matty, I agree. And I heard more people say exactly the same thing.

3:31 am

amandacath

Me too Sprite - I'm also glad it came back into fashion before my body is absolutely way over the limit of following it! I'm pushing the limit as it is, but 3 years later will probably be the end of bare tummies in public for me!

3:32 am

sprite

Last year, when it was so very hot, there was this young mother at school, pregnant again, with very colourfull clothes and a kind of bandana under the big belly and a short T-shirt above it. It was positively beautiful to look at.

3:32 am

SueMagee

Morning all! Matty introduced me to this and I blame her for the fact that I've done nothing but walk the dogs this morning!

3:33 am

mattygroves

Hi Sue!

3:33 am

jo_jo

being pregnant suits some women more then others.

3:33 am

SueMagee

It's all your fault...

3:33 am

amandacath

Welcome to your new addiction, Sue!

3:33 am

FMitch

just found in7/48

3:33 am

SueMagee

Thanks! It's great fun.

3:34 am

amandacath

I thought pregnancy made every woman beautiful!

3:34 am

sprite

Sue, how wonderful you have something to blame for it! Welcome and enjoy :)

3:34 am

mattygroves

Heh. You learn some weird, weird words...

3:34 am

SueMagee

Thanks sprite - I blame Matty for lots of things!

3:35 am

mattygroves

Oy!

3:35 am

sprite

I meant *someone, of course... this is definitely NOT my best day.

3:36 am

jo_jo

i think i just need to get used to the idea of my cousin having a baby

3:37 am

sprite

I can imagine that being a bit confronting ;)

3:37 am

ExWren

Morning all, only 5 re's today, hmm, I might play, depends how I feel after we've done the Tesco shopping this morning

3:37 am

Nani

no6?

3:38 am

FMitch

Morning ExWren

3:39 am

amandacath

Mornin Wren

3:40 am

ExWren

I wish I could print the grid, I've tried Lickety's one, but it is too small

3:42 am

mattygroves

You could always reproduce it in Excel.

3:42 am

ExWren

I've read some of the chat, it seems that there are some weird words?

3:43 am

mattygroves

Or hit Print Screen, and insert it into Word or Adobe or a picture programme to print it.

3:43 am

sprite

Good Ol' Santa's celebration may be in here, but he is not allowed to say hoho. :(

3:44 am

ExWren

How do I do those Matty?

3:45 am

sprite

Did someone ask for the other Le5? I think it's a musical word for slow.

3:46 am

mattygroves

You should have a button called Prt Scrn or Print Screen - hit that. Go into Word, and click Ctrl+V (that's the Ctrl button and v at the same time). You should have a reproduction of yor screen. You can then fiddle with it to resize. Cheers.

3:48 am

Grim-Bigyen

morning all. need help. HO 5 24.

3:48 am

sprite

Isn't that U8 something really impossible to do?

3:49 am

Haz1558

Bgrim - if you have the sound of ho4/9 then the ho5/24 is the adjective

3:49 am

Grim-Bigyen

thanks haz

3:50 am

amandacath

Yeah, Sprite - how does one go about doing that?

3:51 am

Haz1558

Change your mind?

3:52 am

sprite

But that would not Un.... it, only change it.
Well, okay, now we're into vowelwords, let's not forget the pig sounds.

3:53 am

FMitch

nice clue ladies, didnt have the u8 or 7 for that metter

3:53 am

ExWren

Thanks for that Matty, it didn't respond when I pressed that button, but I will come back to it later and try again

3:53 am

Haz1558

I'm still trying to find the in7 you spoke of earlier, FMitch.

3:54 am

sprite

That In7 is misleading. Forget opposite of out. Start thinking black fluid. And make a compound.

3:54 am

amandacath

Got the in7 - nice word!

3:55 am

FMitch

I's a strange word, would have thought it was 2 seperate ones. i (3 letters) + an h4.

3:55 am

mattygroves

Got the first three letters - can't imagine what the other four are (in7)

3:55 am

sprite

Just try making compounds with it, you'll be there soon enough :)

3:55 am

mattygroves

got it. Never heard of it!

3:56 am

amandacath

Unicorns might write with the in7

3:56 am

Haz1558

Good grief! That's an odd word. But then, why am I surprised?

3:56 am

FMitch

LOL Haz

Thats a good one amanda

3:57 am

amandacath

Thx Mitch - coming up with good clues is half the fun!

3:57 am

sprite

A famous dutch writer once said: "A creative mind distinguishes itself from non-creative minds by its power to constantly be amazed."

3:59 am

Nani

any help with en/7?

4:00 am

FMitch

Thats a great quotation!

4:00 am

yun-oh

thank amanda

4:01 am

Haz1558

en7/36 is a verb meaning to display positive feelings about something

4:01 am

sprite

En7: stimulate, make s.o. want to do something.

4:02 am

Nani

ty

4:03 am

yun-oh

any help with an 5/20

4:03 am

sprite

Plural of An4/9, egyptian healing rod.

4:04 am

sprite

Ah great, my last 7, Er7, wear and tear.

4:05 am

yun-oh

anot

4:06 am

FMitch

thanks sprite I was missing that last 7 too.

4:07 am

Nani

et6???

4:07 am

sprite

Must be saying something of your babble minds that we find the N7 before the Er7.

4:07 am

sprite

There are two, RISH.

4:08 am

sprite

*your = our

4:09 am

jean1953

good morning everyone:)

4:09 am

Haz1558

Good morning jean!

4:09 am

FMitch

LOL sprite but you dont mean an n7 do you!

Morning jean.

4:09 am

jean1953

hi haz hope all is well with you today

4:10 am

jean1953

and to u fmitch

4:10 am

monkeeboi

which letter does the 8 letter word start with? don't see it.

4:10 am

Nani

the one that doesn't sound like fuel, et6?

4:10 am

Haz1558

Yes thanks - but will have to leave soon to get other things done.

4:10 am

FMitch

20 more mins and then I really really am taking a break!!! Honest :)

4:11 am

jean1953

i know the feeling i just cant seem to start my day until ive had a look at the babble lol im only on here for a while

4:11 am

Haz1558

un8/70

4:11 am

SueMagee

Rish - it's UN.

4:11 am

monkeeboi

nevermind got it thx haz missed the s

4:12 am

Nani

what?

4:12 am

sprite

I am not sure what is happening to me, lol. I make heaps of typos and mistakes today. I meant N6, now that I count better. Soooo sorrrrry!

4:13 am

FMitch

sprite you have a lot on your plate at the moment so are bound to be a bit fragmented ((hugs))

Okay, time to get on with other things. 74 words left to find later in the day. Happy hunting everyone!

4:22 am

Nani

help sh512 and 6/21...

4:22 am

jean1953

bye haz

4:22 am

sprite

Movie with Clint Eastwood, the Gauntlet. Molly No6. I agree, amanda!

4:23 am

sprite

RISH, start with the rifle Sh4/5 and extend on that.

4:24 am

FMitch

Bye Haz

4:28 am

amandacath

Molly Ringwald, Molly Malone, Moll Flanders.... I'm still stuck. Even checked out the Gauntlet on IMDB, no Mollys

4:29 am

amandacath

Ok, found it. But what does the Gauntlet or Molly have to do with it?

4:30 am

sprite

It is in the movie itself. People are betting against Clint making it to court with his prisoner Molly. The bets are in the horse races and they refer to it with "Molly No+s4". So I agree it should be a valid word.

4:31 am

amandacath

Ahhhh - now I understand.

4:32 am

amandacath

I'm off for a bit - see you in a little while!

4:33 am

Eva

what's wrong with hinky?!

4:34 am

Eva

thin

4:34 am

Eva

ooops! sorry

4:35 am

hydra

I'm stuck on the first el5 word. I've got the one that's like a spanish musical instrument...

4:36 am

sprite

Sorry to be so unclear. I guess my brain and I are on trial separation today, see how it is to live separately. I am done, off to do some housecleaning and cooking preparations. Not much I can ruin with that... or is there ;)

4:37 am

sprite

I only have one EL5, hydra, and that is the one that ends in a musical instrument.

4:38 am

yun-oh

im stuck here:)

4:38 am

hydra

Oh, sorry, I mean the first el6!

4:38 am

sprite

If you mean the EL6, think of speaking a language very well, FL5. Then change the start.

4:39 am

sprite

FL6 of course, sigh. I cannot count. I cannot spell. I should not be here!

4:40 am

hydra

thanks very much, sprite. I'd never have got that without your help.

4:40 am

sprite

yw! And next time it pops up in a grid, you will know. That's how I knew. ;) I am off now, good hunting to all of you.

4:41 am

hydra

Bye. Have a good day.

4:46 am

scatty

morning

4:48 am

Eva

morning scatty

4:52 am

Eva

have 10 w's. How can there possibly be 9 more?!

4:52 am

Eva

waye

4:53 am

Eva

never mind

4:53 am

Kallia

good morning

4:53 am

Kallia

woes

4:53 am

Kallia

flip!! sorry

4:54 am

Eva

morning kallia.....I see we're both having cursoritis

4:54 am

Eva

wote

4:54 am

Kallia

LOL yes Eva

4:54 am

Eva

bad Eva!

4:57 am

yun-oh

how bout 'wany'

4:57 am

yun-oh

wanky

4:58 am

Eva

This is a very,very tough puzzle

4:58 am

Eva

yawt

4:59 am

Atalante

6 k's? eeep!

5:00 am

Kallia

was just thinking that Atalante...managed one so far

5:01 am

yun-oh

a???????? i dnt have any word that begins with letter a

5:01 am

Eva

i've squeezed out 2

5:01 am

Eva

for the a's think egyptian symbol

5:01 am

yun-oh

s.o.s.

5:02 am

yun-oh

lolz

5:04 am

Jera

Good morning, everyone!

5:05 am

Atalante

the other A is a spice

5:08 am

Eva

morning jera

5:08 am

Eva

oner

5:09 am

Kallia

morning Jera

5:09 am

amandacath

I'm back again for a bit - Hi Jera!

5:09 am

Jera

How is everyone today? How goes the grid?

5:10 am

Eva

awful grid

5:10 am

Jera

Or is it too early to tell?

5:10 am

Jera

Oh dear, I feared as much when hinky was not valid...

5:11 am

amandacath

I'm not finding it too bad - up to 107 without too much trouble, and a little help from my friends

5:11 am

Eva

amanda-your brain must be working alot better than mine. Only 97 and struggling to keep going at all

hello and goodbye to you gramma. haven't see you i a long time. How are the blackflies down your way?

5:18 am

Jacula

Hi folks. I'm enjoying the grid but wondering why it allow's Aladdin's Mum (Widow Tw****) and not the 3 'rude' wa words that are sourced from it. It won't allow 'whoo!', 'hoik/s', 'oiks' is ''yonks' either.

5:18 am

Kallia

have colour here gramma

5:18 am

pam

Shoah is Hebrew and is a proper noun, meaning, Iiterally, a catastrphic upheaval. Capitalized, it specifically refers to the WW II Holocaust.

5:18 am

gramma

This grid looks like a real buster

5:19 am

Jera

No hinky, either...

5:19 am

Jacula

Excuse bad spekking/typing and extraneous apostrophe! Need more tea!

5:19 am

Jacula

LOL

5:19 am

amandacath

Thanks, Pam! Now we know

5:19 am

pam

8-)

5:20 am

gramma

Now Jera, don't get all hinky about it,yowth.

5:20 am

pam

nuth

5:20 am

Jera

;P

5:20 am

pam

kiny

5:20 am

pam

oops

5:20 am

Eva

don't seem to be able to leave...the long ones were the easiest.

5:21 am

amandacath

Yoinks! It won't take it - Enable is very erratic about comic words too

5:21 am

Jacula

55 left to find here.

5:21 am

gramma

Welcome back

5:21 am

gramma

kish

5:21 am

amandacath

OK, I'm off - got things to do. Will be back later for my last 47 words. Happy Babbling, all!

5:22 am

Jera

Later, amandacath!

5:22 am

Eva

nice to see I'm not the only cursorily challenged one(-:

5:22 am

gramma

See ya, amandacath ^_^

5:22 am

jean1953

am off happy babbling everyone:)

5:23 am

Jera

Bye, jean!

5:23 am

gramma

bye-bye jean

5:23 am

jean1953

hopefully bbl only managed 67:(

5:24 am

Atalante

why is this version so different with the cursors? I don't see any difference ... wah!

5:24 am

Jera

What do you mean by cursorialy challenged??

5:27 am

gramma

Jera, I think she means when you forget to move your little pointy arrow back to the grid and you type your words in the chat

5:28 am

Atalante

but didn't people have to do that with the old version of babble?

5:30 am

Jera

I think it's easier to forget here because the word box & the chat box are closer together. Before you had to go waaaaay down to the bottom of the page to chat... a very definite movement before chatting.

5:31 am

gramma

Wothis going on w/ this game. How many times in my yoth did my husband come home at twelve pm for a nooner? Nowth I'm told it doesn't exist??

5:31 am

snowyowl

Hi all! - I think the problem with the cursors now is that you used to have to scro;; back up to the word list from the message box and now you can see them both at the same time you forget to move the cursor back -I'm earning a golod award in it!

5:31 am

SamanthaJoy

OK, "nooner" is a word in MY vocabulary

5:31 am

Jera

Lots of things exist that aren't valid according to Enable...

5:31 am

Atalante

ohhh I see :)

5:32 am

SamanthaJoy

Yes, well, that one struck me as particularly amusing, is all

5:32 am

snowyowl

but forgetting how to type apparently LOL

5:33 am

snowyowl

some of us would like a sepaate 'post message' button

5:33 am

Jera

Hmmm... no sikh, huh?

5:34 am

Lamancha

No Da Vinci Code either - sion not accepted..

5:34 am

SamanthaJoy

I've already cussed about that one

5:34 am

gramma

snowy, don't be a wouse! You'll get used to it 8)

5:35 am

Atalante

I think its great being able to hit return and post - I was hoping Dr_G would do that :)

5:35 am

Jera

I wanna know where are the big words people were saying are easy to find...

5:35 am

Jera

I've only found 3 6's!

5:35 am

snowyowl

I love it all -I just don't sem to be able to remember to move the cursor! I claim old age as an excuse

5:37 am

gramma

WI6? please

5:37 am

gramma

Never mind, got it!

5:38 am

Jacula

wi6/33 - inside.

5:38 am

Lamancha

the 8 requires you to reverse your brain

5:45 am

Jera

I think that wins as stupidest word for today... ironically enough!

5:46 am

Lamancha

there's certainly a lack of something

5:47 am

Jacula

Shame Enable won't let us be pirates and 'yohoho' with a bottle of rum.:)

5:48 am

SueMagee

WI6 - if it's not outside, it's...

5:48 am

snowyowl

somebody, somewhere is sitting making up stupid words! It's hard enough to cope with the sensible ones!

5:48 am

gramma

Jera, wot does it begin woth? Look at my new words..I lernt em from this grid.

5:50 am

mattygroves

I'm back...

5:51 am

mattygroves

The eight is a STUPID word. I think I'll un8/70 it! Maybe then it'll go away...

5:51 am

snowyowl

Hi Matty - gramma the 8 begins un, there is also a 7

5:52 am

Haz1558

We're used to using un7 and 8 whenever there is an -ing attached - ie doing something without regard to the feelings of others.

5:52 am

gramma

Noh! Nohway, that is bad

5:53 am

gramma

Oh my, I got so wrapped up in the grid I forgot to go to work! I'm not even showered and dressed yet. BYE

5:53 am

Charm

Haz, great clue! thanks.
Morning all....

5:54 am

snowyowl

LOl gramma! I've sat here so long in a bath towel that my hair has dried without being styled!

5:55 am

Jacula

Snowy - You'll look like Worzel Gummidge when you take the towel off your head! LOL

5:55 am

Jacula

Haz - Thanks for the un7 & 8. Stupid words!

5:55 am

snowyowl

I know -it'll probably be easier to get back in the shower!

5:56 am

Jacula

Snowy - I reckon so.

5:58 am

Jacula

...unless you like the to6/21'd look!;)

5:58 am

snowyowl

LOL!!!

5:59 am

snowyowl

great clue!

5:59 am

Jacula

:-D

6:00 am

Jacula

On that no4/4, I'd better go and do some no4/5 for the cats. BBL.

6:00 am

Haz1558

Sorry - was away there hearing from my daughter about her philosophy exam. She claims to have failed but then she has claimed to have failed every exam she has ever sat. We await the results....

6:01 am

snowyowl

bye Jacula ty for the clues! Haz - mine was like that too!

6:02 am

Atalante

I was like that too, and never failed a single one!

6:03 am

Haz1558

I've learnt to listen and be sympathetic and not to panic!

6:04 am

snowyowl

I'm going now too have 98 left for this evening.

6:04 am

Haz1558

Bye snowyowl!

6:04 am

snowyowl

oh no -92 - even better! happy babbling all

6:07 am

mattygroves

94 words to go...

6:13 am

evilolive

hi everyone. back to try and finish this off. 77 to go

6:14 am

Lamancha

57 and rapidly losing the will to live...

6:15 am

hydra

56 left and LOST the wll to live. Gonna do some WORK.

6:16 am

Jera

I will be happy to make it halfway before time to get the kids going...

6:20 am

Tanga

Any help for the first el 6/21 ?

6:21 am

evilolive

tanga i'm stuck on that one too

6:23 am

Jera

Any tiny K tips, I'm really stuck at 75 words...

6:23 am

Charm

kn4-tie the kn** - to wed

6:23 am

zajewel

el 6/21 = e+ lu 5/12

6:24 am

Haz1558

A clue that was given earlier was to think of a word meaning having mastered a spoken language, then replace the f with an e

6:24 am

Jera

*smack* can't believe I've been missing that n...

6:25 am

Charm

kn5/20 - I think of NYC & yiddish snack.

6:26 am

Jera

Those were big tips, whoo-hoo! One more & I'm halfway...

6:26 am

Charm

KI4/8 - a 4-letter word for family (kith & ki*) + vowel. Two different words with 2 different final vowels.

6:27 am

Charm

Ok, can't think - a 3-letter word for family + a vowel. sheesh.

6:27 am

Jera

I had the first vowel one, coulda sworn I tried the 4th vowel one already...

6:28 am

Jera

That's halfway for me... tyvm for the help, got me over the hump & I can use the list now...

6:28 am

Jera

Back later for the rest... keep the grid warm for me!

6:29 am

Charm

I have to get up & run too. 63 more to scrounge. Have fun & see everyone later.

6:29 am

Tanga

kh 4/9 - anagram of an Indian religion.

6:29 am

MikeyInBerlin

good afternoon, everyone! :-)

6:30 am

mattygroves

Howdy!

6:30 am

Lamancha

ty tanga - finally completed one tile

6:31 am

mattygroves

kh4/9???

6:32 am

Atalante

hi there

6:33 am

SueMagee

Matty - sounds like what happens when two mouths meet!

6:33 am

Tanga

kh 4/9 - anagram of an Indian religion.

6:33 am

mattygroves

got it. Never heard of it, but got it. Sigh. Don't like this grid ;)

6:35 am

mattygroves

hw - never heard of a word beginning hw - more trial and error, me thinks.

6:36 am

mattygroves

thanks Sue!

6:37 am

mattygroves

HW...

6:37 am

Lamancha

not looked at the list yet, hw seems cruel (sigh)

6:38 am

Lamancha

its me - abbrv for half-wit

6:39 am

mattygroves

Never mind - found it, through trial and error. What kind of word is that?

6:40 am

Lamancha

I'll not know till I get it;)

6:40 am

Lamancha

welsh for a delivery vehicle

6:41 am

bookgrrl

the hw word is not in the oxford english dictionary...just checked.

6:41 am

bookgrrl

hoon

6:41 am

Lamancha

if the H was replaced by a G it would be Father Ted

6:48 am

SueMagee

Anyone had any joy with EO 5/10?

6:49 am

evilolive

eo

6:49 am

Jacula

eo+ one of the Seven Deadlies

6:49 am

Lamancha

red fluorescent dye

6:49 am

evilolive

oops eo + what you go to confess to the priest

6:52 am

SueMagee

Thanks!

7:01 am

sandr

could i get clues for any of the o's? i can't see any of em! thanks

7:03 am

mattygroves

If I do sommut wrong, the responsibility or the on** lies with me

7:03 am

Jacula

... a couple of piggy noises, a burden, a bird...

7:03 am

Jacula

That do you for now?

7:03 am

bookgrrl

some o's = what pigs say (sing & pl) plus a word that looks like the state of ohio

7:03 am

sandr

yes thanks

7:03 am

mattygroves

Or...since I am originally from New York, I lived ON the **...

7:04 am

bookgrrl

i'm stopping at 90 for the morning; my brain is already worn out today.

7:11 am

jfarber

Yoink!

7:13 am

birdsandnests

good morning!

7:14 am

jfarber

Neither yoinks nor wank, eh?

7:14 am

jfarber

slut

7:14 am

jfarber

slut

7:14 am

jfarber

(oops -- sorry)

7:14 am

jfarber

(yay -- first personal money error of the day!)

7:15 am

jfarber

(no offense intended...)

7:15 am

Kalivig

lol sounds like you have terets

7:15 am

jfarber

I have 72 oz of coffee in me -- which is about the same.

7:15 am

Kalivig

lol

7:18 am

abe79

good morning babblers

7:18 am

Atalante

urf. I've just realised a down side to this layout. you can't have, say, 1/2 your screen as babble and 1/2 as something else and still see the chat log. pfft

7:18 am

Kalivig

morning!

7:19 am

abe79

this looks like a good board, but i'm not quite awake and focused yet

7:22 am

Jera

Hey all, I'm back for more FUN! *insert eyeroll here*

7:22 am

abe79

hi jera

7:22 am

Jera

{{abe}} Good to see you!

7:23 am

abe79

{{jera}} are you just starting the board?

7:23 am

mattygroves

Let's try som more

7:23 am

Jera

I was here a bit this morning, but had to get my daughter off to school..

7:23 am

abe79

its a good one

7:23 am

Jen

Morning everyone!

7:23 am

Atalante

its a painful one ...

7:24 am

abe79

good morning jen. i guess you're right atalante, i just started so i 'm still in the "enjoyable" stage

7:24 am

Atalante

just you wait! LOL :)

7:24 am

Jera

{{JEN}}

7:24 am

Jen

whish

7:25 am

Jen

sorry guys!

7:25 am

jfarber

That Y is going to kill me, I just know it.

7:25 am

jfarber

"whos" was not found in the dictionary? As in the plural of who's?

7:26 am

Jen

Hey Jera! How's it goin' today?

7:28 am

Jera

Pretty good, the school bus can't come by my house anymore so I have to make other arrangements to get the Sprite to school... grrrr, construction!

7:28 am

MikeyInBerlin

*peeks in again*

7:28 am

mattygroves

Guten Tag, Mikey!

7:29 am

Jera

*tackles {{{Mikey}} with a big hug*

7:29 am

Jen

That road is all torn up! I took it as a shortcut home and didn't realize it was down to 1 lane on both sides!

7:29 am

Jen

Hi Mikey!

7:29 am

Jera

They are tearing up the bit right in front of my house & extending the driveway. But no mail or school bus untill that's done...

7:30 am

Jera

It will be nice to not have the main road so close but until then, what a mess... & with all the rain who knows how long it will take to get the asphalt set?

7:30 am

mattygroves

Can anyone help with the wh 6/36 and the wh 5/20?

7:30 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; gleichfalls, mattygroves; und (((((Umarmungen))))), Jera!!! :-)

7:31 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Jen! :-)

7:31 am

mattygroves

Got the 6/36 - now just hte wh5/20

7:31 am

Kateq

wh 5/20 streetwalker

7:31 am

mattygroves

Got that one - it's the other I need...

7:32 am

Jera

*looks blank about the existence of wh words as she is going in alphabetical order today*

7:32 am

mamabook3

no 5,22....that's 1 word?? the speech therapist and I have been counting it as two for my 3 year old...drats!!

7:32 am

MikeyInBerlin

ach; sorry, mattgroves.....i'm only just starting the 'NO' section now! :-P i work down the page, unlike some who start at the bottom and work up!

7:32 am

Jera

mamabook... my 4 year old will be starting speech therapy soon...

7:32 am

SueMagee

Mattu - think of a swishing sound.

7:33 am

SueMagee

Matty - that should be. It's been hell since I started touch typing!

7:33 am

miametro

i'm a little disappointed that wank and wanks aren't allowed, lol.

7:34 am

mamabook3

jera...we've been at it for about 18 months...trying to get him to talk...he's stubborn

7:34 am

mattygroves

Yah - got the six that works for that...

7:34 am

Jera

ITA, miametro... they certainly can't claim they are too dirty... gods know we have had some filthy slang in here (on the grid, even)!

7:34 am

Kallia

beat eggs matty?

7:35 am

Atalante

I think o**wank should be a word too. it sounds amusing

7:35 am

miametro

exactly! lol. i guess it's just not a real word, too slangy.

7:35 am

mattygroves

Got htat one. It's got to be who...

7:35 am

Jera

Mine doesn't seem to be stubborn, just frustrated... just went through a round of testing & he's not autistic, thank the gods...

7:36 am

mamabook3

jera - i'm amazed at how much progres we've made..best of luck to you & your little one!

7:36 am

Jera

Hopefully he will be going to kindergarten this fall, but his birthday is end of September so he might get a waiver to delay strt

7:36 am

mattygroves

If it helps, I knew a little girl who didn't start speaking properly until after speech therapy at aged four -she's now around 10 and you'd never know there had ever been a problem. It's just as if she babbled because she knew that her sister and parents could understand her. I know another little girl who was a selective mute, and now she talks (though is still painfully shy) - there is always hope.

7:37 am

Kallia

must have that one missing too matty..got all but one

7:37 am

mimie

good am guys.........

7:37 am

musicmom

(((Jera))))) just read about the testing -- great news. I have some other things to do before I play. Just didn't want to miss you.

7:37 am

rolin

are there any words starting with the opposite of in?

7:37 am

Jen

Jera, we had our little on in speech therapy at 2 (he could only speak like 10 words) and by the time he turned 3, he was talking at a 5 year old level

7:37 am

Jera

That does help, matty, thanks... also talking with movieman lifted my spirits a lot... he was not diagnosed until his 20's & he copes quite well

7:37 am

mamabook3

my boys (twins) have may b-days but were very premie...so we're gonna wait and start them at 6 yrs. I think it'll help them out

7:38 am

Jera

Your son is awesome, Jen, I'd never have guessed he'd ever had a problem.

7:38 am

Jen

{{{aw shucks!}}} Thanks Jera!

7:38 am

mamabook3

have you tried signs or pictures with him to help with the frustration?? I know it sure helped my little one

7:39 am

Jera

Do you need special permission for that in your state, mamabook? Here in Virginia we need a special waiver to delay starting kindergarten... we shall see if Gwyd qualifies

7:39 am

Jera

We are doing some sign language... what happens with pictures?

7:39 am

mattygroves

Still after the wh 5/20 that isn't a street walker...

7:39 am

rolin

yot

7:40 am

mamabook3

nope. kindergarten isn't mandatory so as long as we start them the following year (in k or 1st)there's no problem.

7:40 am

Jera

Where are you, may I ask?

7:42 am

mamabook3

Illinois...take pics of everyday things...sippy cup, potty, plate of food, etc...laminate them and put magnets on the back of them. stick them on the refrigerator. then he can bring you the pictures when he wants something. you start to ask him to say the words when he brings them, and then phase them out as he can say them...works great for frustration.

7:42 am

Kallia

matty..it can be two words

7:42 am

Jera

That's very interesting... I have no training, which frustrates me as well...

7:43 am

mamabook3

pics are easier for children who have motor delays since signs can be difficult

7:43 am

mamabook3

i have a terrific speech therapist...and i've researched on the web

7:43 am

Jera

Oh his fine motor skills are excellent... loves to draw, work with clay... he can write all his capital letters & numbers!

7:44 am

mattygroves

Not the street walker (wh5/20) - I have that one.

7:44 am

mamabook3

it also works for little ones who are stubborn and don't want to do signs

7:44 am

mattygroves

Hurrah - got it. Driving me MAD

7:44 am

Kallia

matty Imeant the one yu are looking for can be two words

7:45 am

Jen

Matty, the other 5/20 looks like it should be 2 words... in a wedding ceremony the preacher will say wh....ever can find just cause that these 2 people, yada yada yada

7:46 am

mattygroves

Thanks - finally got there. Whew! (which is NOT in the grid :)

7:46 am

Jera

Good clue, Jen!

7:46 am

Jen

Can I have a clue for the un7/8?

7:47 am

Kateq

un + th 5/20
and the 8 = un + th 6

7:47 am

Jen

thanks!

7:47 am

Kateq

any clue for the in 7/48?

7:47 am

Kateq

yw!

7:48 am

Jera

un7 & qualifies as stupidest words of the day...

7:48 am

Jera

Oops, left out the *

7:48 am

Jera

LOL, 8

7:49 am

Kallia

lol I agree Jera...wish I knew how to do it!!!

7:49 am

Jera

brb his majesty awakens...

7:50 am

cehess

Kateq - accompanied by a quill

7:51 am

72 Temple Owl

hi everyone! : )

7:51 am

Jen

Morning TO!

7:51 am

abe79

hi temple owl

7:51 am

Kateq

Lovely, Cehess--TY!

7:52 am

cehess

np ^^

7:52 am

inge

in 7 : in 4 + ho 4

7:52 am

inge

drop an s or y from in 4

7:52 am

mattygroves

Howdy

7:53 am

inge

hi TO, goijng back in my cave now

7:53 am

faeriekae

Good Morning Breakfast Babblers :)

7:53 am

abe79

good morning faeriekae

7:53 am

Jen

Morning faerie!

7:54 am

faeriekae

Morning Abe :)

7:54 am

faeriekae

Morning Jen *sprinkle*sprinkle* :)

7:54 am

MikeyInBerlin

uhm; make that afternoon here, (((((faeriekae)))))!!! :-)

7:54 am

faeriekae

Morning Inge :)

7:54 am

MikeyInBerlin

'Breakfast Babblers'? as it that's the only time zone in the world? :-P

7:54 am

Jen

I formally protest tonk not being a word! What about honky tonk?

7:54 am

faeriekae

{{{Mikey}}} Good afternoon :)

7:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

Inge!!! :-)

7:55 am

inge

Hallo, Faeriekae! Lovely weather yet.

7:55 am

faeriekae

Mikey no but todays icon them is breakfast foods.

7:55 am

MikeyInBerlin

i think 'wank' should be a word, no? having a British father and family from his side in the London area, i've heard and use that term a lot.....usually with an 'er' or 'ers' on the end of it! ;-)

7:56 am

inge

Mikey, wie ist das Wetter in Berlin? Did you read about the pasticitor factory to go uo in Guben? Thats where we spent the war, in Guben, not the factory.

7:56 am

faeriekae

Inge I love it....I'm going to mow my yard today and it is the perfect weather for it. Slight breeze and yet nice and warm :)

7:56 am

faeriekae

Mikey - I just tried 'wank' myself LOL

7:56 am

inge

Mikey, i meant plasticitor, who preserves bodies by pasticizing them.

7:57 am

faeriekae

Inge are you seriuos?

7:57 am

faeriekae

BTW Mikey did I chose a good breakfast food or what?

7:57 am

inge

zzzzzzzzzyes, that guy has a factory going in China and now wants to open up one in Europe. With 22% unemployment in guben, its a perfect locaton, The locals are a bit shocked.

7:58 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja; it's nice here, Inge.....a warm 23°C, and sunny today; so, spring has *finally* arrived, at long last! :-) and ja, Inge; that is soooooo disgusting!!! :-( what is the point of that, anyhow???

7:58 am

mrpresident

morning/evening FINISHED!

7:58 am

inge

I cant imagine much of a market for his services

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, faeriekae? what breakfast food is that; how should i know what you had for breakfast? :-/ lol

7:59 am

faeriekae

{{{MrP}} howdy :)

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

mrpresident!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
!!!!!! :-D

7:59 am

inge

Diving mack into grid 64 to go

7:59 am

MikeyInBerlin

no kidding, Inge; that's just sick!!!!! :-(

8:00 am

scatty

Hi, faeriekae, Hi Mikey

8:00 am

faeriekae

{{{Scatty}}} Hi, how are feeling today?

8:00 am

scatty

where have you been faeriekae, been looking for you, how did the stone moving go

8:00 am

scatty

as always, shitty

8:01 am

faeriekae

LOL

8:01 am

faeriekae

I'm sorry Scatty...just sounded funny coming from you.

8:01 am

scatty

trying to get out in the greenhouse, but there isn't any room for me to work out there at the moment

8:02 am

scatty

the damp weather has been hindering

8:02 am

scatty

how many have you got so far

8:02 am

faeriekae

Scatty the rocks are all in place and it looks fantastic. I really enjoyed myslef. And I really wasn't sore at all. I know how to move heavy objects without hurting myself.

8:03 am

scatty

i've just started, didn't you have any bisters

8:03 am

faeriekae

I just started so I've only got 31wrds so far...

8:03 am

faeriekae

Nope no blisters

8:03 am

scatty

blisters

8:03 am

faeriekae

I'm used to doing manual labor

8:03 am

scatty

i'm going to try and catch up, heads down, looking

8:04 am

musicmom

I'm in to play! Good morning everyone!

8:04 am

faeriekae

{{{{Music}}}} Good Morning :)

8:04 am

Jen

Morning MM!

8:04 am

faeriekae

Music I see your still running the Derby LOL

8:04 am

musicmom

{{{{faerie}}}} {{{{Jen}}}}

8:05 am

scatty

i used to be ok with manual, living on a sheep, apple, and corn farm, really enjoyed being outside all the time, but dad sold up about 15 years ago, still miss it

8:05 am

musicmom

Nope that is Scrimshaw:-))

8:06 am

scatty

right i'm going to find some words, can't chat and look at the same time, will keep an eye on the grid

8:06 am

mattygroves

Whaddya mean we can't have yonks - as in "I haven't seen him for yonks and yonks!" grrr

8:06 am

faeriekae

Music congrats on the new furniture :)

8:06 am

rumplestiltskin

Good Day everyone. Any clue for en7,36, I am tired of monkey typing to find it!!!

8:06 am

faeriekae

Me too Scatty

8:06 am

musicmom

Thanks! We are loving it. We have never had new furniture - ever!

8:06 am

faeriekae

HI Rump :)

8:07 am

musicmom

Hi Rump. I just started - can't help you. Sorry:-((

8:07 am

faeriekae

Music isn't it nice having something that no one else has had thier feet on LOL

8:07 am

rolin

i have 2 x an's...does anyone know about the third a?

8:07 am

musicmom

Yes it is Faerie. I didn't really realize how worn out the other couch was until I sat on this one last night.

8:07 am

faeriekae

Rolin I am also just getting started sorry

8:08 am

rumplestiltskin

Hi Faeriekae, going to babble a bit before going to Dr. to get hubbies eyepatch off and have a check of the eye.

8:08 am

faeriekae

Rump how did that go?

8:08 am

musicmom

Next big purchase will probably be either carpeting or bedroom furniture for Greg and I.

8:08 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, scatty and musicmom!!! :-)

8:08 am

Kateq

three a's a spice, an egyptian symbol and its plural

8:08 am

faeriekae

Music - go for the furniture....

8:08 am

Minski

Just found the en7/36. it is entirely in the lower left hand quadrant of the grid.

8:09 am

musicmom

That's what I'm thinking. BTW - did you get rid of your ghost?

8:09 am

faeriekae

yup

8:09 am

Minski

hint .... the 3rd letter looks like a cross.

8:09 am

MikeyInBerlin

:-/

8:09 am

musicmom

Oh good! Funny - I thought about that while I was on vacation.

8:09 am

faeriekae

And I still have my furniture

8:09 am

musicmom

EVEN better!

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

ok; i'll try that again.....hi, scatty and musicmom!!! :-)

8:10 am

musicmom

HI Mikey! How are you!

8:10 am

musicmom

?

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, musicmom; not bad thanks.....and you? :-)

8:10 am

musicmom

Very good thanks!

8:10 am

MikeyInBerlin

great; just what i like to hear! ;-)

8:11 am

faeriekae

Mikey how are you feeling Hon?

8:11 am

MikeyInBerlin

ja, not too bad at all now, Faeriekae; that weather front moved out, and we have nice sunny, warm weather here again! :-)

8:12 am

mattygroves

yo 5/14?

8:12 am

MikeyInBerlin

it's 23°C today; perfect!!! :-)

8:12 am

musicmom

Ohhh Mikey sounds wonderful. We are having a very beautiful day here as well.

8:12 am

faeriekae

Mikey - Good - The weather makes such a big difference huh.

8:13 am

scatty

Hi Mikey, weather still nice over there, my friend phoned from Bielfeld yesterday and said it was really hot over there

8:13 am

scatty

i'm off over thre for a couple of weeks in August

8:14 am

musicmom

Matty - yo5/14

8:14 am

musicmom

Matty - yo5/14

8:15 am

musicmom

over ***der+verb form of to be

8:16 am

faeriekae

Music great clue - thanks :)

8:16 am

musicmom

yw

8:17 am

MikeyInBerlin

oh yes, musicmom and faeriekae; it is lovely.....and indeed, it makes a big difference!

8:17 am

mattygroves

Sorry - what's the yo clue?

8:17 am

musicmom

Mikey - I know what you mean. When we returned home Saturday it was overcast and chilly. I had the hardest time getting motivated to do anything.

8:17 am

faeriekae

Mikey my MSN is acting up it won't let me sign in has something to do with my Norton protection? Any suggestions.

8:17 am

Jen

Okay, it's time for me to hit the gym and try and sweat this head cold out of me. TTFN! :)

8:18 am

musicmom

over ***der+verb form of to be

8:18 am

musicmom

Bye Jen. Good luck. Head colds are no fun.

8:18 am

mattygroves

Got it - thanks. And anyone know what THAT means? LOL

8:18 am

faeriekae

See ya later Jen :)

8:19 am

musicmom

yo5/14 = A stylized representation of a vulva worshiped as a symbol of a goddess or Shakti.

8:19 am

musicmom

You asked:-)

8:19 am

faeriekae

ROFL

8:19 am

musicmom

drop the s for a yo4

8:21 am

faeriekae

MIKEY!!!!!!

8:21 am

musicmom

Okay --- I obviously missed something.

8:21 am

musicmom

I'm refreshing:-)

8:21 am

faeriekae

No I'm just trying to get Mikeys attention *teehee*

8:22 am

musicmom

You are ornery!

8:22 am

faeriekae

Made you refresh for no reason .

8:22 am

musicmom

LOL

8:22 am

musicmom

Is that a scrimshaw strawberry?

8:22 am

musicmom

It reminds me that I have strawberries to clean for dinner.

8:22 am

faeriekae

Yup

8:23 am

faeriekae

yummmy huh

8:23 am

musicmom

Yup - I'm bribing my girls with strawberry shortcake because they are not going to like dinner tonight. They have to eat vegetables sometime though:-)

8:23 am

faeriekae

Is todays theme breakfast foods or am I totally lost? I like strawberries for breakfast.

8:24 am

musicmom

I thought today was scrimshaw = hence the horse.

8:25 am

musicmom

How is whoo not a word? Now the owls can't speak.

8:26 am

72 Temple Owl

oh i have no trouble with that...

8:27 am

musicmom

LOL TO. I think you should file a discrimination suit.

8:27 am

faeriekae

LOVE Strawberry shortcake...sounds good.

8:27 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh - yoink's in the puzzle! what are the odds of that! and i haven't seen him in ages!

8:28 am

musicmom

Me too faerie. I have a special secret weapon too because I have cool whip to put on top.

Whew... that took longer than I thought... his majesty required scrambled eggs with cheese & coudln't find his favorite shirt... crazy thing was, it was in the SHIRT DRAWER! No wonder he couldn't find it...

8:29 am

Jera

{{musicmom}}

8:30 am

musicmom

LOL Jera --- what was it doing in the right place? Sheesh

8:30 am

Jera

I know, I know, the world's gone mad...

8:30 am

musicmom

{{{jera}}}] I survived the Leader Daughter banquet last night. Had way more people show up than RSVP'd usually we have chicken left over - not last night.

8:31 am

Jera

Oh wow... I'm girding my loins for the Tea Party Saturday... everybody's mad at me cuz it filled up back in February...

8:31 am

musicmom

I ended up using lollipops as the table favors. Had notes on them that said - 'Thanks for helping us LICK another year - enjoy the lollipop!"

8:32 am

musicmom

We have a She and Me No Bake Off Saturday. I'm going to have to sign off here in a little while to sew napkin rings.

8:32 am

musicmom

It's hard when events fill early. Send them up here we have too many patches ordered and they are dated so we can't send them back.

8:34 am

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, musicmom? aw; c'mon.....you *know* i wouldn't!!! :-(

8:34 am

musicmom

I believe you Mikey<g>

8:34 am

musicmom

But do you know that I wouldn't? hehheeee

8:34 am

ch1212

Good morning all --- interesting theme today. I confess, I didn't know what "scrimshaw" was and had to look it up. How is the puzzle today?

8:35 am

musicmom

Hi CH. I didn't know either. Not too bad so far but I just started.

8:35 am

MikeyInBerlin

hi, ch1212! theme? theme? there's a 'theme'?

8:36 am

MikeyInBerlin

*never knows what the theme actually is*

8:36 am

kkiln

any hint for y5/22?

8:36 am

Jera

Cute idea for the lollipops... sounds like a good idea... we have some Girl Scout molds, we could make some trfoil-shaped ones!

8:37 am

musicmom

kkiln -- do you need ya or yo?

8:37 am

musicmom

That's a good idea Jera.

8:37 am

Quoth

Dont the grey boxes indicate there are no words of that type in the puzzle? Like no words begining with E? - In which case why did I find a Y10?

8:37 am

ch1212

Hi Mikey -- the 'theme' for the icons. Babbler puts up the short list on her profile page, but there is a longer list accessible through Angelsong's resource page. :) It's never an obligation, and in your case, I suspect many of the players would object if you removed you sweet face :)

8:37 am

Jera

We are having a Luau BBQ in my backyard for our Summer Court of Awards, also planning a Fathers' Day surprise, so the dads don't feel left out!

8:37 am

musicmom

Quoth - there is more than one e and one y in the grid. The word came off another letter.

8:38 am

musicmom

Love it Jera. We are doing a backyard Cof A too at my co-leader's house. We are doing a potluck.

8:38 am

Quoth

Aha sorry I missed that - thanks

8:38 am

musicmom

The girls are doing a friendship link with scarves instead of any ceremony with candles.

8:39 am

bendamalina

too bad whiskey isn't in there...

8:39 am

faeriekae

I'm back

8:39 am

kkiln

I need yo...thanks

8:39 am

ch1212

hi faeriekae!

8:40 am

Jera

My Girls love the candles... we made our own since we couldn't find exactly the right colors we wanted...

8:40 am

musicmom

what you say when you hit your thumb with a hammer --- remember it doesn't start with sh or f <G>

8:40 am

Jera

{{faerie}}

8:40 am

carrie5752

bendamalina--the alcholic beverage is in there, just drop a letter

8:40 am

musicmom

We did an all black (goth in the girls vocab) ceremony last year and had glossy black candles. One of our dad's made us wooden holders from a log out of my back yard.

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

faerie: you're making me hungry!

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

faerie: you're making me hungry!

8:41 am

Jera

The Sprite is going back to her old Troop for their fly-up ceremony (they are mostly 3rd year Brownies) she's singing Breakaway or Unwritten... hasn't decided yet!

8:41 am

musicmom

We are avoiding candles this year because of being out side adn them not staying lit.

i already got that carrie...i didn't know it was a variant spelling...i thought it was a silly adjective-making of the thing for whipping eggs

8:42 am

carrie5752

bendamalina--that could be the case, I didn't look up the def

8:42 am

ch1212

hurrah for Ouwachita!

8:42 am

72 Temple Owl

yay, ouwa!

8:42 am

musicmom

The field director's daughter is in my troop. She was not happy when the theme was announced. But, I reminded her that we are girl driven and this is what they chose by a strong majority. It ended up being very elegant -- we all wore solid black and all black candles. I'll find some pics and email.

8:43 am

faeriekae

Congrats OUW !!!

8:43 am

musicmom

BRAVO Ouw

8:43 am

musicmom

Getting coffee and emailing pics. BRB

8:43 am

carrie5752

Congrats Ouwachita! Any hints on any of the O's except the preposition one

8:44 am

Jera

For our Girl Scout Birthday Party in March, we got special permission to have candles in the Library, cake too, since food is usually not allowed. Hopefully we won't be too dry or windy mid-June. Of course we would obey fire bans, but the Girls would be disappointed...

8:44 am

Jera

Huzzah for Ouwa!

8:45 am

kkiln

ouwachita....what about na4/4

8:45 am

Jera

Black & white is very classy. But I have to watch my step religion-wise. Some parents get very uptight & we do have that respect authority thing. I'm on thin ice enough with my banned books week celebration, LOL

8:45 am

Ouwachita

carrie...and "emphasis" on "pigs" will help get some of them

8:46 am

Ouwachita

na4/4...lots of vowels

8:47 am

carrie5752

Thanks Ouwachita. Any hints for the Y's except the ones referring to tugging??

bleh...i'm going to go make some coffee.
I think I had a dream last night that I had eggs in my fridge...i could eat eggs for breakfast...*sigh*

8:50 am

Jera

When I went to see the Harry Potter movie, I wore my "I read banned books" t-shirt.

8:51 am

Jera

I do consult the parents about what books the Girls are allowed to read. I send home a list & say pick one to read. Then they write a report about why they think it was banned, if they think it was a good decision, etc.

8:51 am

ch1212

:) I like that --- I could have one printed up with a list of banned books on the back of the shirt, like the kids do with graduating school classes. Yes, definitely.

8:51 am

Jera

I always get the packet from ALA

8:52 am

mattygroves

I have a T-shirt that says "good grammar costs nothing"

8:52 am

Ouwachita

bye for now...work calls

8:52 am

Jera

I wish I could find seperate lists of banned versus challenged, though

8:52 am

Jera

Bye, Ouwa have a good one!

8:52 am

72 Temple Owl

bye, ouwa! : )

8:52 am

ch1212

I remember when i first heard about books being banned I was outraged (I was 11 or 12 at the time) and was determined to seek out and read every one I could locate. I was a bit of a rebel, but I had my mom's blessing, bless her.

8:52 am

Jera

Cute, matty!

8:52 am

lshult

anyone had any luck with the 7's & 8

8:53 am

Jera

I read Catcher in the Rye last year... Of Mice & men & Flowers for Algernon were dear books to me as a child!

8:53 am

Jera

I have the 8 & 1 of the 7's Ishult...

8:53 am

mattygroves

I'm still missing one 7. All the books you mention, Jera, rock!

8:53 am

sandr

what dp you mean banned books?

8:54 am

Jera

Books that people/parents protest are not appropriate for their kids to read so they think nobody should read them... *insert eyeroll here*

8:55 am

lshult

I've not found any. sure could use a point in the right direction from someone?

8:55 am

musicmom

Ch I did the same thing -- read banned books. still need to email pictures. Got distracted by the laundry. BRB -- Jera - banned book week is a great idea. I'll hae to remember that for the Cadettes next year.

8:55 am

Jera

the 8 = un + th6/33... it is a plural

8:55 am

bendamalina

i just found 1 of the 7's, ishult

8:56 am

ch1212

Me too, jera. The ALA has good info on banned and challenged books back through the 1990's. I loved "Lord of the Flies" and couldn't believe there were places that banned it.

8:56 am

sandr

aargh - not officially banned then. The only books that get banned over here are a threat to the national security (allegedly) the spycatcher is the only one i can think of. The cather in the rye is a classis

8:56 am

Jera

I didn't much care for Lord of the Flies, as I was teased a lot as a child.

8:57 am

lshult

thanks Jera, didn't know you could "un" that!!

8:57 am

bendamalina

er 7--removal of silt and soil by wind or water

8:57 am

Jera

Banned meaning removed from Library shelves, sandr. Not government censorship.

8:57 am

Jera

Ooh, I didn't have that one, benda, thanks!

8:57 am

HollyBug

I'm in a bad mood. meh.

8:57 am

carrie5752

any hints on the ou5?

8:58 am

ch1212

One of the most famous 'baning' was Farenheit 451 from that town in 1998. And of course, classics like Huckleberry Finn and Grapes of Wrath. Unbelievable. (Oh, for those who don't know, Farenheit 451 is a book about those who ban books!)

8:58 am

sandr

i can't imagine books getting removed from library shelves either - what a nightmare -

8:58 am

knutmeg

no5/20?

8:58 am

Jera

451 is one of my favorite books EVER!! Always makes me cry...

8:59 am

sandr

whats wrong with Huck Finn?

8:59 am

Jera

Especially at the end in the colony where they memorize books

8:59 am

bendamalina

no problem jera...couldn't believe i found it so soon in my hunting...but i saw the greek love god, and then there it was

8:59 am

ch1212

Well, anything Bradbury wrote tends to make me cry. His writing is an exquisite poem of the human heart.

8:59 am

Jera

I've never read Grapes of Wrath maybe that will be my book for 2006

8:59 am

knutmeg

nevermind, found it

8:59 am

72 Temple Owl

sandr: goes to the whole federated replublic thing and states' rights . obscenity would bef defined by the community in which the material is located,,,

9:00 am

Jera

Huck Finn uses the n word for blacks.

9:00 am

Jera

The movies (Grapes) is heartrending.

9:00 am

ch1212

You said it well, TO. And Jera, I love that the girls have to give a report and discuss why they think the book was banned.

9:01 am

rycaut

hint on the no 5/20?

9:01 am

kkiln

knutmeg...so maybe you can give me a hint on no 5/20...which No---top or bottom?

9:01 am

72 Temple Owl

ty ch *beams* those graduate classes are paying off!

9:01 am

sandr

my god! you poor americans. It was written of its time when it was not considered politically incorrect, i think that people should take it in the spirit that it was meant. Wasn't Huck's friend black?

9:01 am

rycaut

nowth

9:01 am

musicmom

Jera. I'm back. I emailed you several pics from last year.

9:01 am

rycaut

sorry wrong box

9:02 am

Jera

My point exactly, sandr... those who do not learn from history & all that...

9:02 am

Jera

Trying to rewrite history smacks of another banned book... 1984!

9:02 am

ch1212

Ah, Orwell!

9:03 am

musicmom

Holly - I'm sorry you are in a bad mood. Can we help?

9:03 am

ch1212

His other classic "Animal Farm" was considered a banned book in several communities. One of my teachers had us read it because of that status.

9:03 am

sandr

now 1984 is a classic. Orwell Rocks. I also like Aldous Huxleys Brave New world - bet thats on the banned list too1

I think there are some definite flaws in the concept of political correctness though.

9:08 am

musicmom

thanks for the link Jera.

9:09 am

sandr

books are essential - they teach you lots of things, stuff political correctness! there is a time and a place for getting rid of bigotry and prejudice but the written word is a recording of language at that point in time. The books should be read for there themes and perspectives, beautiful prose and the emotions they inspire - am gettting off me soap box now.

9:09 am

ch1212

Oh, I live in South Central Idaho, where the dominent religion is LDS, and Republicans are considered the "liberal" party :) ... The movie "Brokeback Mountain" didn't come to the theatre until MONTHS after it came out, and then only because it was nominated for so many awards.

9:09 am

72 Temple Owl

i agree, mm. i also beleive the pendulum is swinging back

9:09 am

musicmom

I hope so TO.

9:10 am

jbp

temple owl: from your mouth to god's ears

9:10 am

Jera

That's the new one set up for fall. BBW 2006 in other words. Still old posters though

9:10 am

Jera

One of my favorite HP quotes made the poster... When in doubt, go to the library!

9:10 am

musicmom

Living in a college town that is in the center of rural appalachain communities we get both sides of coin.

9:10 am

72 Temple Owl

well i have just begin to realize what a dinosaur i am at 55...

9:10 am

ch1212

okay, back to babbling for me for at least a few minutes! And TO, if you're a dinosaur, then I'm a fossil :D

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

LOL CH!!!!!

9:11 am

72 Temple Owl

and thank u everyone for the discussion!

9:11 am

Jera

Re political correctness... it's a shame when common courtesy has to be regulated...

9:11 am

musicmom

Yep back to the grid for me as well. I only have a little while more and then I need to do some other gs stuff.

9:11 am

musicmom

Amen Jera

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

jera: do you still have common courtesy in your locale?

9:12 am

72 Temple Owl

whoops - work calls - BBL!

9:12 am

Jera

You know you're in the handbasket heading south when you have to be so nit-picky about what is respect for others.

9:12 am

amandacath

I'm back!

9:12 am

Jera

Not with all the construction, TO, LOL

9:12 am

SueMagee

Anyone got any ideas about SE 5:10 please?

9:12 am

Jera

WB, amandacath!

9:13 am

musicmom

Definitely Jera.

9:13 am

Jera

I have no se's, sorry...

9:13 am

jbp

so, to be politically incorrect, how come a slang british term for self-pleasure isn't legit ?

9:14 am

musicmom

I don't have any se words yet. Sorry:--(

9:14 am

musicmom

Oh I know that se word. It is the same as a school's name se Hall.

9:14 am

amandacath

that se has been in the grid about three days running - strange. There's a US college called Se*** Hall (I think), or an English boy's school with an s at the beginning

9:15 am

kkiln

any ideas about ou5/12

9:15 am

Jera

Thanks, amandacath!

9:15 am

sandr

ou = bird

9:15 am

Jera

I have an idea about that ou, but I would be banned if I said it ;>

9:16 am

SueMagee

Thanks amandacath!

9:16 am

amandacath

If you're thinking the belly-button word, Jera, I wouldn't ban you - but it still isn't an Enable word

9:17 am

Jera

Oh the things I think about that ou word don't start with ou... it's eluding me very neatly...

9:17 am

mattygroves

I need two wi - not the ones that are involved with the latin 'cum' if you see what I mean...

9:18 am

mattygroves

Never mind - got them.

9:19 am

movieman

And welcome back, fellow Babblers!!!!

9:19 am

musicmom

Hi Movieman!

9:19 am

Jera

*looks blankly at matty* I don't get the Brit dirty stuff..

9:19 am

Jera

{{movieman}}

9:20 am

xIxAMxNOxONE

i need help

9:20 am

zajewel

lol, Jera, cum is latin for w**h

9:20 am

girlfriend2008

like when someone gradtuates cum laude

9:21 am

Jera

Ohhhhhh. I get it, LOL

9:21 am

kkiln

mattygroves... a hint for wi 6/33

9:21 am

musicmom

kkiln --- we are wi6/33 the chat log. It's a preposition

9:22 am

Jera

Back to Banned Books... I love the Mark Tw5/18 quote: Censorship is telling a man he can't have a steak just because a baby can't chew it.

9:22 am

musicmom

jera I love that!!!!

9:22 am

musicmom

brb

9:22 am

girlfriend2008

twank

9:23 am

girlfriend2008

sry

9:23 am

girlfriend2008

lol

9:23 am

Jera

It's on the back of the BBW t-shirt

9:23 am

girlfriend2008

it isnt a word neway

9:23 am

zajewel

almost girlfriend, add a consonant

9:24 am

ch1212

great quote, jera -- must remember that.

9:24 am

girlfriend2008

hey thanks!! I never would have gotten that!

9:24 am

harpjane

twank? (good morning everyone!)

9:24 am

Jera

{{harpjane}}

9:25 am

tndaisy1960

Good morning Babblers

9:25 am

musicmom

NO way is that tw a word. Sheesh. Thanks for putting it in the wrong spot girlfriend.

9:25 am

ch1212

morning, harpjane! Do you have the rain we got yesterday?

9:25 am

musicmom

Morning all new comers.

9:25 am

amandacath

I think I need an et6/21 - someone said earlier there was one that sounded like fuel but I can't find it. I've got the heritage one

and ditto Musicmom on that tw word!

9:25 am

girlfriend2008

what do some of these words even mean?!?!?

9:26 am

amandacath

click on the question mark next to the word and you'll go to a dictionary (If you're lucky, the word will be in it)

9:26 am

musicmom

If you click on the ? beside the words it will take you to the word in the dictionary. Some of them come up with no def.

9:26 am

Jera

Click on the little question mark beside the word & it will take you to dictionary.com

9:26 am

Jera

LOL

9:27 am

musicmom

Great minds amanda and jera.

9:27 am

Jera

We'll help you to death here...

9:27 am

girlfriend2008

haha thanks....three times. LOL

9:29 am

ch1212

mmm "hinky" is not recognized as a word. It is here in the outback of Idaho, as in "There's something hinky about this here situation ... maybe we best ride softly and be prepared fer trouble."

9:30 am

musicmom

haha ch --- I use hinky too.

9:30 am

Jera

It was one of the first words I "found."

9:30 am

harpjane

lol ch!

9:31 am

amandacath

no one's biting on my et6...?

9:31 am

mimie

anyone watched the david blaine thing????

9:31 am

musicmom

I don't have it amanda.

9:31 am

Uneaixoise

amanda: A highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide

9:31 am

ch1212

mimie, I did not but heard about it -- has he escaped yet?

9:32 am

amandacath

is he the magician in the bubble guy? What's magical about staying underwater with a scuba tank?

9:32 am

mimie

yup, he couldn't break the record......

9:32 am

harpjane

amanda, it ends with a common ending, like Tuxedo Junct***

9:33 am

musicmom

thanks Harp

9:33 am

mimie

don't know but he sure made millions doing it........thought it was a waste of air time......

9:33 am

harpjane

the magical part is getting sponsors and tv ratings!

9:33 am

ch1212

LOL harpjane!

9:33 am

Jera

Gotta take a break with 48 left... my son has watched enough TV... time for homeschool!

9:34 am

musicmom

Bye Jera

9:34 am

amandacath

Well, whadaya know - now I know what A highly toxic, liquid organophosphate pesticide is called

9:34 am

ch1212

have fun,jera

9:34 am

musicmom

LOL amanda

9:34 am

ch1212

:D amandacath - good one

9:34 am

inge

there is a el word: begin with word for speaking a language well and drop the first letter

9:35 am

jbp

the other et6/21 ? a heritage one? 'splain, please

9:36 am

inge

I am breaking, ie pausing. 10 to go, need new braincells.

9:36 am

musicmom

bye inge

9:36 am

ch1212

I'd give you some of ine, inge, but I don't have any to spare :)

9:36 am

hurshy

i've got the un 7/8 combo but haven't found any other 7's :(

9:36 am

Uneaixoise

et6/21 people who share a distinctive culture

9:36 am

Uneaixoise

er7 is very WEARING

9:37 am

hurshy

FISH

9:37 am

amandacath

jbp - a group of people who come from a certain area and/or background ... Uneaixoise's is better than what I was trying to come up with

caitlyn...you have to sign up with frappr b4 you can add yourself. username, password, that kind of thing. yes it does want you!

12:17 pm

MikeyInBerlin

oh, ok Layne; well, it's nice to meet you, then! :-)

12:17 pm

mikedogg

eastmost penninsula is the secret

12:17 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja, Inge; ich sehe das! ;-)

12:17 pm

mimie

how 'bout me?????????

12:17 pm

Layne

And you also, Mikey.

12:18 pm

GreyWoulf

Then go Mikey go!!! Find all those words! :)

12:18 pm

SamanthaJoy

If I knew, mimie, I'd helo

12:18 pm

caitlyn

I will try again later..have to go to airport to meet my grandchildren who have been on holiday

12:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hmm, mimie??? what about you??????? :-/

12:18 pm

tndaisy1960

ok bye:)

12:18 pm

mimie

am i included in this...........

12:18 pm

MikeyInBerlin

anyhow; i think you all might enjoy this.....so, i'll post it anyhow, i guess.....just hope the size of this post doesn't upset anyone?

12:19 pm

MikeyInBerlin

anyhow; i think you all might enjoy this.....so, i'll post it anyhow, i guess.....just hope the size of this post doesn't upset anyone?

12:19 pm

mimie

i'm lonely here too u know..........

12:19 pm

inge

OK Mikey, amuse us with your joke

12:19 pm

SamanthaJoy

In what?

12:19 pm

MikeyInBerlin

A little boy asks his father, "Daddy, how was I born?" The father answers: "Well son, I guess one day you will need to find out anyway. Your mom and I first got together in a chat room on AIM. Then I set up a date via e-mail with your mom and we met at a cyber-café. I upgraded my floppy to a stiffy and then your mother agreed to do a download from my hard drive. As soon as I was ready to upload, we discovered that neither one of us had used a firewall, and since it was too late to hit the delete button, nine months later a blessed little Pop-Up appeared and said: "You've got male!"

Right now the log is going slowly. Do any of you agree that soemtimes it is so fast it is hard to read???

12:23 pm

jbp

howcome for why is the "become a friend of babble" link at the bottom no longer active?

12:23 pm

bex777

yes!! always inge1

12:23 pm

tndaisy1960

YES!

12:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

of course, some of you here already received that joke from me, when i sent it out to my entire contact list on yahoo messenger.....but a good joke's always worth repeating, no? ;-)

12:24 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; i do find that sometimes, Inge!

12:24 pm

inge

thank goodness!! then it is not just old age setting in!

12:24 pm

bex777

not like the sudoku log that sometimes doesnt even move for at least an hour

12:25 pm

amandacath

sorry - visitors popped in for a minute. Hursh, you still here?

12:26 pm

bex777

hurshy never said she was going but has vanished off im too

12:27 pm

Munner

a simple question: do all the et's start with the same four letters?

12:28 pm

zajewel

yes they do Munner

12:28 pm

amandacath

nope munner, but the same first 3

12:28 pm

zajewel

oops, same THREE letters

12:28 pm

Munner

ok, that helps

12:29 pm

amandacath

how many er's and el's?

12:29 pm

Munner

Too many!!!

12:29 pm

zajewel

two ers4 els

12:29 pm

sha

2 ers

12:29 pm

sha

4 els

12:29 pm

bex777

hiya sha!

12:30 pm

amandacath

ok, that means my two missing e's are el's. Hmmmm.

12:30 pm

inge

Bex, are you really only 14 years old? My husband grew up in New Castle, PA, but his mother, a great UK fan, named her sons Berwick, Penrith, Dalton and Walney (with the help of an English map)

12:30 pm

sha

hi bex finished grid this morning just nipped in to see whos on

12:31 pm

bex777

yes im 14. i have been to some of them places! :)

12:31 pm

Munner

doncha just love it when you suddenly remember some ridiculous "nonword" from a past puzzle that shows up again? e.g. eo 5/10

12:31 pm

sha

hello hannah lou

12:32 pm

amandacath

those are the ones I call babblets, munner.

12:33 pm

MikeyInBerlin

wow, ja; sorry Bex.....but a few days ago, when i was trying (as i've done with several others here) to add you to my messengers, i had no idea you were so young; i was really surprised to learn that! my apologies; but you could've said, then i wouldn't have asked in the first place? you don't come across as being such a young person.....and to do the grids here, wow; i'm impressed! :-)

12:33 pm

musicmom

is that eo word mostly vowels?

12:33 pm

hannah lou

hello abtie sha

12:33 pm

hannah lou

antie sha

12:33 pm

sha

hello han

12:34 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i think my good friend Mary is about to join us all in here :-)

12:34 pm

amandacath

two-fifths vowels, musicmom

12:34 pm

musicmom

LOL thanks amanda.

12:34 pm

Uneaixoise

eo + transgression

12:34 pm

Munner

I'm down to 3 e words: first el 6/21, en 7 and one of the et6 /21. Does anyone have a wonderful clever clue for any of these...which will make me feel I really figured them out?

12:34 pm

zajewel

music - eo+ one of the 7 deadly ...

12:34 pm

Vicuna

three fifths vowels, two fifths consonants

12:35 pm

Uneaixoise

e + lu5/12

12:35 pm

musicmom

OH YEAH!!! Now I remember that word.

12:35 pm

tndaisy1960

me too mm!

12:35 pm

Uneaixoise

and el singular

12:35 pm

hannah lou

howz u sha

12:35 pm

mary ellen

Good day everyone!

12:35 pm

sha

ok han u?

12:35 pm

sha

hello mary

12:35 pm

hannah lou

ok ll

12:36 pm

hannah lou

ok lol

12:36 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Munner; first 'el6,21' is the same as the word meaning mastery of a spoken language, only beginning with the 2nd vowel :-)

12:36 pm

sha

kk

12:36 pm

hannah lou

wats jordan doin ?

12:36 pm

hannah lou

rent

12:36 pm

mary ellen

hi sha

12:36 pm

musicmom

Six words left and I hate to leave them undone. But, alas, it is time to prepare to meet my class. see you all later. I won't leave six words --- I want fireworks!

Munner, in case you don't have it yet, 'en7,36' is another word meaning 'keen' :-)

12:37 pm

hannah lou

sorry guys keep forgetting to click off

12:38 pm

sha

oops han well off 2 do tea bye all

12:38 pm

inge

wh 5/28 is for beating eggs to foam,

12:38 pm

jbp

any advise ont he 2 ki4s?

12:38 pm

hannah lou

bye bye

12:38 pm

hannah lou

xxxxxxxxxxmuhxxxxxxxx sha

12:39 pm

inge

and wh 6/51 is hard liquor

12:39 pm

jbp

wh6/51 on the rocks, minus a vowel

12:39 pm

Nani

thank you!!!!

12:39 pm

Uneaixoise

thanks, inge!

12:39 pm

sha

ki 4 as in next of ki_ with a different vowel on the end of each

12:39 pm

musicmom

Hi Mary --- Okay so I haven't left yet. Still looking for that one stupid el6 --- the first one.

12:40 pm

musicmom

Mary --- just a friendly warning. We are a great bunch here but this is very addictive.

12:40 pm

jbp

thanks, Sha... i would have gotten the German for movietheater, but not the currency one...

12:40 pm

amandacath

Musicmom - if you spoke a computer language, you would be el6/21 in it...

12:40 pm

sha

el+last vowel+2nd vowel then 2 consonants

12:41 pm

Munner

Welcome to Babbleland, Mary

12:41 pm

inge

MM, when you know another language well, you are fl****. drop the f and start with el

12:41 pm

musicmom

Thanks Sha --- got it. Thanks Inge -- that helped.

12:41 pm

musicmom

Thanks Sha --- got it. Thanks Inge -- that helped.

12:41 pm

musicmom

Okay - seriously have to go to work. Be back for four more.

12:42 pm

sha

bye music mom bye all see u tomorrow

12:42 pm

inge

Mary,if you dive into the grid, we will gladly help you.

12:42 pm

tndaisy1960

sure mary...and welcome:)

12:42 pm

jbp

again, I lament the lack of "wank" related words being allowed, but now there's a syphilis word??!!??

12:43 pm

hannah lou

bye sha xxxxxxxxmwhxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

12:43 pm

inge

bye , musicmom, need to prepare for my student too, real soon.

12:43 pm

jbp

I know, I need to get over it

12:43 pm

ch1212

hop in, Mary ... help comes like this: (demonstrates): Please, a clue for the to 6/21 that follows what I have at the tip of my feet?

12:43 pm

ch1212

:)

12:44 pm

tndaisy1960

lol thanks ch! I hadn't even noticed that one yet! DUH!

12:44 pm

sha

bye han xx

12:44 pm

Vicuna

why, ch1212, it's what you do to a little scamp's hair!

12:44 pm

hannah lou

see u tomoz

12:44 pm

sha

kk

12:44 pm

ch1212

See? Thanks, Vicuna!

12:45 pm

Vicuna

It's all so easy, isn't it!!! :)

12:46 pm

Munner

My mind is still idling today--had to get up too early. I got the el 6. Thanks for clues. Still need first et 6/21

12:46 pm

Jera

Need help with the first to6/21, please?

12:46 pm

ch1212

Yes, but ... I actually have that one. I need the the to 6/21 that comes between foot digits and the Broadway award (:-)

12:46 pm

Nani

any hint for the middle sh5/12?

12:46 pm

Vicuna

It's all so complicated, isn't it!! :)

12:47 pm

Munner

Miss Braxton, be quiet! to 6/21

12:47 pm

Jera

We need the same one, ch!

12:47 pm

inge

Ch, it is an adjective based on the awards

12:47 pm

Nani

when you wrestle with a dog

12:47 pm

ch1212

sh 5/12 - the old fashioned word for what women did when they fainted, change the second letter

12:48 pm

amandacath

I'm as******ed that that's a word!

12:48 pm

Nani

not that one

12:48 pm

tndaisy1960

ch...I thought that was a Dutch word...but I can't spell in ENglish, much less Dutch...

12:48 pm

ch1212

got it! Thanks inge!

12:49 pm

Jera

I still don't get it...

12:49 pm

ch1212

tndaisy it probably is Dutch -- I was just giving a clue that might be recognized, not the definition (of which I have NO clue! :D

12:49 pm

Nani

no6?

12:49 pm

ch1212

Jera, if I met you for cocktails say, around 5***, add that posh ending to the to*

12:50 pm

MikeyInBerlin

Dutch? oh no; don't ask me to speak or spell in that language either, ach.....about all i can manage is to say 'alleen voor een beschuit kom je eruit'.....lol; and any Dutchies here who see that will *laugh*, i'm sure! ;-)

12:50 pm

Jera

Thanks! That was a big enough load of bricks to fall on me, LOL

12:50 pm

Munner

Jera, look at my 12:47 clue

12:50 pm

tndaisy1960

omg...what have I started...?! lol

12:50 pm

Nani

no6?

12:51 pm

ch1212

rish, the no6 took me forever! It's kind of a compound word... like, there is no*** trying to even explain it because you won't get it!! (:D

12:51 pm

xandra

hello all where can I learn how to play this?

12:51 pm

Jera

Yeah, Munner that's the one I didn't get... thanks for trying, though!

12:51 pm

zajewel

no6- not utilised

12:51 pm

Munner

Hi xandra. Go to links at the bottom of the page.'

12:51 pm

ch1212

welcome, xandra! If you want great hints and links, at the bottom of the screen are links to resource pages --- ANGELSONGS is the best.

12:52 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ok; i've been stuck on one word for a while now, and i'm getting ready to tear *all* my hair out.....'to5,12', anyone, please? :-/

12:52 pm

ch1212

gee, zajewel, that was a much better clue than the one I gave! Elegantly simple.

12:52 pm

xandra

thank a lot!

12:52 pm

zajewel

:) why thank u ch1212

12:53 pm

ch1212

Mikey, that's the one Jera and I were stuck on. Your Broadway award first 3 letters, then 5*** posh ending (see earlier clues...)

12:53 pm

zajewel

Mikey - a French authour (..... Lautrec) without the stick

12:53 pm

Vicuna

to5-12 - singular of lice, change the first letter

12:53 pm

basicdez

I like the new look, when did this happen?

12:54 pm

inge

Mikey, related to the GErman wrod "tosen",--would like to see you bald though. HE He

thanks, Jera, and to think it was a real word! Here come fireworks for me.

1:01 pm

amandacath

ronnielee - ergo

1:01 pm

CedarOne

thin

1:02 pm

CedarOne

opps - sorry wrong box

1:02 pm

CedarOne

i used the clue as i read it

1:02 pm

inge

to 5/12 sounds like singular of mice, to 6/21 gets a stick letter in next to last place,

1:02 pm

Minski

to5/12 - if you have the to6/21 remove the 2nd to last letter.

1:03 pm

Jera

Huzzah for Munner!

1:04 pm

MikeyInBerlin

ja; i'm also thoroughly confused.....still :-/

1:04 pm

inge

Mikey, if you didnt get any of those lcues, you need a break or a nap

1:04 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i'm sorry, i still don't have any idea!!! :-(

1:04 pm

Atalante

or a mutated mouse

1:04 pm

amandacath

ok, I'm off - have fun all!

1:04 pm

lenalu01

you people are crazy

1:05 pm

stidmama

Hi all! Guten Tag, Mikey! I just got home from my morning out... have a few moments while I eat my breakfast... sorry I missed you amandacath!

1:05 pm

inge

I am off as well to prepare for my student. See you all later.

1:05 pm

stidmama

oh and

YAY Munner!

1:05 pm

MikeyInBerlin

well, Inge; no.....the reason i didn't, is 'cos the word preceding ends in a letter near the end of the alphabet, and is only 1 letter shorter than the word i'm stuck on, so i can't see how anything could follow it, in alphabetical sequence, let alone anything that's like the clues i've seen here? :-/

1:05 pm

stidmama

bye inge...

1:05 pm

GingerUK

Hi Everyone.. not sure I'll finish this one today but i can try :-)

1:05 pm

MikeyInBerlin

hi, Stidmama; i'm not doing so well here at the moment.....i'm about ready to tear *all* my hair out! :-/

1:06 pm

stidmama

Hi Ginger!

1:06 pm

Atalante

mikey, I've practically given you the word

1:06 pm

inge

But Mikey when the ltter count differs they are not alwasy in complete appahbetical order

1:06 pm

zajewel

Mikey - to 5/12 = learning a skill is only helpful if you are going to *** it

1:06 pm

mermaid79

any clues for any of the 5 u words? I'm blind to all of them...!

1:06 pm

stidmama

{{{Poor Mikey}}} grid getting to you again, huh?

1:06 pm

Nani

et6/21?

1:06 pm

inge

Good bye. Later.

1:06 pm

MikeyInBerlin

bis spaeter, Inge!

1:06 pm

stidmama

there are u words? *off to get Lickety's list!* brb

1:08 pm

xandra

the opposite of tie

1:09 pm

mermaid79

ok I've got two now... one is the preposition and one is shoelace related

1:09 pm

Marc Freeman

Rish, did you get the et6/21? Also, who are you? Are you new to the chat room. Welcome

1:09 pm

Atalante

got it yet, mikey? :)

1:11 pm

baobab

hi everyone

1:12 pm

stidmama

I am getting a lot of connection errors...

1:13 pm

Linda0

it's slow this evening

1:16 pm

tndaisy1960

me too stid

1:20 pm

tndaisy1960

testing...

1:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

no, Atalante; and it looks like i'm not likely to now :-( i mean, the words do go in alphabetical order, descending.....and the previous word is only 1 letter shorter, starts with the same first 3 letters, then ends with the 2nd to last letter of the alphabet; so logically, i can't see *anything* that could possibly follow it!!! :-(

1:23 pm

MikeyInBerlin

i had serious connection problems with this page for several minutes there; and have only just now been able to do anything in it again, btw :-/